Nature Inspired Problem-Solving Methods in Knowledge Engineering: Second International Work-Conference on the Interplay Between Natural and Artificial Computation, IWINAC 2007, La Manga del Mar Menor, Spain, June 18-21, 2007, Proceedings, Part II

J. Javier Martínez-Alvarez (auth.), José Mira, José R. Álvarez (eds.)3540730540, 9783540730545

The two-volume set LNCS 4527 and LNCS 4528 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Second International Work-Conference on the Interplay between Natural and Artificial Computation, IWINAC 2007, held in La Manga del Mar Menor, Spain in June 2007.

The 126 revised papers presented are thematically divided into two volumes; the first includes all the contributions mainly related with theoretical, conceptual and methodological aspects linking AI and knowledge engineering with neurophysiology, clinics and cognition. The second volume contains all the contributions connected with biologically inspired methods and techniques for solving AI and knowledge engineering problems in different application domains.

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Table of contents :
Front Matter….Pages –
High Performance Implementation of an FPGA-Based Sequential DT-CNN….Pages 1-9
HANNA: A Tool for Hardware Prototyping and Benchmarking of ANNs….Pages 10-18
Improvement of ANNs Performance to Generate Fitting Surfaces for Analog CMOS Circuits….Pages 19-27
Wavelet Network for Nonlinearities Reduction in Multicarrier Systems….Pages 28-36
Improved Likelihood Ratio Test Detector Using a Jointly Gaussian Probability Distribution Function….Pages 37-44
Performance Monitoring of Closed-Loop Controlled Systems Using dFasArt….Pages 45-53
Normalising Brain PET Images….Pages 54-62
Automatic Segmentation of Single and Multiple Neoplastic Hepatic Lesions in CT Images….Pages 63-71
Biometric and Color Features Fusion for Face Detection and Tracking in Natural Video Sequences….Pages 72-80
Identifying Major Components of Pictures by Audio Encoding of Colours….Pages 81-89
Towards a Semi-automatic Situation Diagnosis System in Surveillance Tasks….Pages 90-98
An Implementation of a General Purpose Attentional Mechanism for Artificial Organisms….Pages 99-108
Optimal Cue Combination for Saliency Computation: A Comparison with Human Vision….Pages 109-118
The Underlying Formal Model of Algorithmic Lateral Inhibition in Motion Detection….Pages 119-129
Novel Strategies for the Optimal Registration of Biomedical Images….Pages 130-141
Characterization of Artificial Muscles Using Image Processing….Pages 142-151
Segmentation of Sequences of Stereoscopic Images for Modelling Artificial Muscles….Pages 152-161
A Support Vector Method for Estimating Joint Density of Medical Images….Pages 162-170
Segmentation of Moving Objects with Information Feedback Between Description Levels….Pages 171-181
Knowledge-Based Road Traffic Monitoring….Pages 182-191
Comparison of Classifiers for Human Activity Recognition….Pages 192-201
A Multi-robot Surveillance System Simulated in Gazebo….Pages 202-211
Context Data to Improve Association in Visual Tracking Systems….Pages 212-221
Automatic Control of Video Surveillance Camera Sabotage….Pages 222-231
Complex Permittivity Estimation by Bio-inspired Algorithms for Target Identification Improvement….Pages 232-240
Context Information for Human Behavior Analysis and Prediction….Pages 241-250
Road Sign Analysis Using Multisensory Data….Pages 251-260
Video Tracking Association Problem Using Estimation of Distribution Algorithms in Complex Scenes….Pages 261-270
Context Information for Understanding Forest Fire Using Evolutionary Computation….Pages 271-276
Feed-Forward Learning: Fast Reinforcement Learning of Controllers….Pages 277-286
An Adaptive Michigan Approach PSO for Nearest Prototype Classification….Pages 287-296
Behavioural Modeling by Clustering Based on Utility Measures….Pages 297-306
Two-Stage Ant Colony Optimization for Solving the Traveling Salesman Problem….Pages 307-316
Solving Dial-a-Ride Problems with a Low-Level Hybridization of Ants and Constraint Programming….Pages 317-327
Profitability Comparison Between Gas Turbines and Gas Engine in Biomass-Based Power Plants Using Binary Particle Swarm Optimization….Pages 328-336
Combining the Best of the Two Worlds: Inheritance Versus Experience….Pages 337-346
Towards the Automatic Learning of Reflex Modulation for Mobile Robot Navigation….Pages 347-356
Evolving Robot Behaviour at Micro (Molecular) and Macro (Molar) Action Level….Pages 357-366
Discretization of ISO-Learning and ICO-Learning to Be Included into Reactive Neural Networks for a Robotics Simulator….Pages 367-378
Towards Automatic Camera Calibration Under Changing Lighting Conditions Through Fuzzy Rules….Pages 379-388
Social Interaction in Robotic Agents Emulating the Mirror Neuron Function….Pages 389-398
Integration of Stereoscopic and Perspective Cues for Slant Estimation in Natural and Artificial Systems….Pages 399-408
An Approach to Visual Scenes Matching with Curvilinear Regions….Pages 409-418
Supervised dFasArt: A Neuro-fuzzy Dynamic Architecture for Maneuver Detection in Road Vehicle Collision Avoidance Support Systems….Pages 419-428
Neuro-fuzzy Based Maneuver Detection for Collision Avoidance in Road Vehicles….Pages 429-438
The Coevolution of Robot Behavior and Central Action Selection….Pages 439-448
WiSARD and NSP for Robot Global Localization….Pages 449-458
Design and Implementation of an Adaptive Neuro-controller for Trajectory Tracking of Nonholonomic Wheeled Mobile Robots….Pages 459-468
Sharing Gaze Control in a Robotic System….Pages 469-478
An AER-Based Actuator Interface for Controlling an Anthropomorphic Robotic Hand….Pages 479-489
Tackling the Error Correcting Code Problem Via the Cooperation of Local-Search-Based Agents….Pages 490-500
Strategies for Affect-Controlled Action-Selection in Soar-RL….Pages 501-510
An Agent-Based Decision Support System for Ecological-Medical Situation Analysis….Pages 511-520
A Meta-ontological Framework for Multi-agent Systems Design….Pages 521-530
Design of an Agent-Based System for Passenger Transportation Using PASSI….Pages 531-540
The INGENIAS Methodology for Advanced Surveillance Systems Modelling….Pages 541-550
Propos : A Dynamic Web Tool for Managing Possibilistic and Probabilistic Temporal Constraint Networks….Pages 551-560
BIRD: Biomedical Information Integration and Discovery with Semantic Web Services….Pages 561-570
Neural Networks to Predict Schooling Failure/Success….Pages 571-579
Application of Genetic Algorithms for Microwave Oven Design: Power Efficiency Optimization….Pages 580-588
Application of Neural Networks to Atmospheric Pollutants Remote Sensing….Pages 589-598
Air Pollutant Level Estimation Applying a Self-organizing Neural Network….Pages 599-607
Application of Genetic Algorithms in the Determination of Dielectric Properties of Materials at Microwave Frequencies….Pages 608-616
Putting Artificial Intelligence Techniques into a Concept Map to Build Educational Tools….Pages 617-627
A Preliminary Neural Model for Movement Direction Recognition Based on Biologically Plausible Plasticity Rules….Pages 628-636
Classification of Biomedical Signals Using a Haar 4 Wavelet Transform and a Hamming Neural Network….Pages 637-646
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